Anthony J. Caruso
Anthony J. Caruso is a Partner and has spent his entire career with Kohnen & Patton. He handles all areas of litigation defense, including insurance defense, professional liability claims, E&O claims, personal injury claims, products liability, and medical malpractice.
He has extensive experience handling discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, ADA, FMLA, sexual harassment, and other types of employment litigation in state and federal courts throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, as well as claims before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state agencies. He consults with a wide range of individual and corporate clients on a daily basis regarding employment law issues, including:
- employee handbooks and policies;
- employee termination and discipline issues;
- severance agreements;
- unemployment and workers’ compensation claims;
- non-compete and confidentiality agreements; and
- compliance with state and federal law.
Mr. Caruso is the proud father of two daughters. An avid Springsteen fan and concertgoer since the early 1980s, Mr. Caruso has also enjoyed taking his daughters to their favorite concerts.
Memberships & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Recognized multiple times as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
Decisions
534 F. App'x 461 (6th Cir. 2013)
832 F. Supp.2d 846 (S.D. Ohio 2011)
504 F. Supp.2d 206 (E.D. Ky. 2006)
358 F. Supp.2d 658 (S.D. Ohio 2005)
355 F.3d 496 (6th Cir. 2004)
277 F. Supp.2d 829 (S.D. Ohio 2003)
89 Ohio St.3d 409 (2000)
117 Ohio App.3d 497 (1996)
68 Ohio St.3d 450 (1994)
791 F. Supp. 188 (S.D. Ohio 1991)
News & Updates
Publications
On January 12, 2021 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law H.B. 352, which significantly changes the procedures and time limits for filing discrimination claims under Ohio law. In this article, Kohnen & Patton partner Anthony J. Caruso examines the key reforms in H.B. 352 and their impact on future litigation involving employment discrimination.
A recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court will have wide-ranging impact in the field of employment law and should be carefully considered by all employers in assessing their current employment contracts and personnel manuals and policies.
Cincinnati Medicine (1995)
Cincinnati Medicine (1995)
The Business Record (1994)